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The Department of Food Science and the Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a an academic year, tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level

The highly cited UMass Amherst researchers – Eric Decker, Hang Xiao, Vincent Rotello, Muzaffer “Muzzo” Uysal, Qiangfei Xia and Leontine Alkema. 

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has again earned a top ranking in the Food Sciences and Technology, categories by U.S. News & World Report in its Best Global Universities for 2024-25.

A group of UMass food science alumni returned to campus recently as part of a hiring team from PepsiCo that held a two-day event to meet and recruit food science students for their summer 2025 internship program.

Food science alumnus Kyle Landry, MS ’12, PhD ’16, has received the 2024 College of Natural Sciences (CNS) Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

Lutz Grossmann, assistant professor and Fergus Clydesdale Endowed Chair in Food Science, has received the Young Researcher Award from International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST).

Matthew Moore, associate professor of food science, has been named the first Eric A. Decker Food Science Scholar, a five-year appointment supported by an endowed fund created both to honor UMass Amherst Professor of Food Science Eric Decker and help leading food scientists advance their research.

UMass Amherst receives USDA grant to develop rapid, portable, single-tube technology to help maintain safety of the food supply

Dr. Alissa Nolden and Nomzamo Dlamini, a food science doctoral candidate, recently published a paper in the journal Sustainability.  The study aimed to understand the motivation behind consumers’ packaging choices, while also weighing price, lifestyle and other attitudes. In turn, the data can help industry experts understand what consumers think, believe and prefer, and educate them on how to make more sustainable choices.